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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bartlomiej Potocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikio Okita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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177 lbs
31 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Potocki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikio Okita!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Potocki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Okita lands with a nice body punch.
Potocki misses with a body kick.
Okita tries to bum rush Potocki with a series of wild strikes but Potocki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Potocki throws a sloppy head kick and Okita moves out of range easily.
Potocki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Potocki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Okita works the jab nicely.
Okita moves out of range of the leg kick from Potocki.
Potocki connects with a leg kick. Okita looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Potocki.
Potocki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okita dives in and grabs Potocki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Potocki pushes down on Okita's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potocki. Okita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potocki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okita throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Potocki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okita has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Potocki.
Potocki misses with a leg kick.
Potocki throws a head kick but Okita moves out of range.
Okita dives in and scores a takedown into Potocki's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Potocki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Okita trying to control but Potocki is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okita thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Potocki keeping full guard, as Okita tries to pass.
Okita is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Okita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Potocki is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okita preventing the sweep.
Potocki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Okita trying to control the position from guard on top but Potocki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Potocki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Potocki tries a head kick but it misses.
Okita moves out of range as Potocki throws a body kick.
Nice body punch from Potocki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Potocki.
Potocki misses the shot to the body.
Okita bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Potocki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okita connects with a body shot that sends Potocki's belly button to the back.
Potocki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Potocki.
Okita throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Potocki counters with a good, hard body kick but Okita shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potocki throws a wild body kick that Okita sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okita loads up on a big right hand but Potocki slips the punch.
Okita shoots in and gets a takedown into Potocki's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bartlomiej Potocki will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Okita avoids the head kick by Potocki.
Potocki thumps Okita with a low kick.
Potocki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Okita is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Potocki's half guard.
Okita is trying to work for a kimura but Potocki is defending well.
Potocki gets back to full guard.
Okita controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potocki trying to keep a closed guard but Okita is proving a slippery customer.
Okita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Potocki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Okita manages to get himself to full guard.
Okita trying to control the position here.
Okita looking for a sweep. Not yet Okita, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potocki controlling from the top position.
Okita looking for a sweep. Not yet Okita, not yet.
Okita keeping full guard, as Potocki tries to pass.
Potocki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A big right from Okita misses.
Potocki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Potocki lands with an overhand left.
Okita smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okita connects with a right hand. Potocki shakes it off.
Okita throws a combination. Potocki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Potocki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Potocki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Potocki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Potocki lands with a good body shot.
Bartlomiej Potocki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potocki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Potocki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potocki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potocki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Potocki.
Potocki fakes the leg kick and cracks Okita in the body.
Potocki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Okita checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Okita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Potocki as he jumps to the side.
Potocki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potocki is looking to slow Okita down with leg kicks.
Okita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potocki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartlomiej Potocki dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Potocki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Okita's sensitive parts.
Okita takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Okita misses.
Potocki throws a sloppy head kick and Okita moves out of range easily.
Potocki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Okita. That did some damage!
A big left from Potocki misses.
Potocki misses with a head kick.
Bartlomiej Potocki is winning the standup battle so far.
Potocki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okita.
Okita's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick from Potocki misses.
Potocki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potocki throws a leg kick but Okita sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potocki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Potocki missing with a left hand there. Okita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okita scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Okita.
Potocki tries a head kick but it misses.
Okita scores with a sloppy right hand. Potocki should have avoided that one.
Okita has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Potocki.
Potocki missing with a left hand there. Okita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Potocki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Potocki misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okita rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Potocki counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Potocki.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Potocki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potocki scores with a head kick.
Potocki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okita moves into range and connects with a jab.
Okita bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Potocki's head.
Mikio Okita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okita has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Potocki.
Potocki throws a low kick, looking for Okita's leg but Okita calmly moves out of range.
Potocki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice sprawl there from Potocki as Okita shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okita on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Potocki. Potocki obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Potocki.
Okita blocks the body kick.
Okita ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Potocki looks to land a body kick but Okita moved away.
Okita throws a big shot that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Potocki as Okita shoots in.
Okita shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Okita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Potocki is trying to keep Okita in close.
Potocki keeping full guard, as Okita tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Potocki's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potocki looking for a sweep. Not yet Potocki, not yet.
Okita is looking to work some ground and pound but Potocki has wrist control.
Potocki looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Potocki is keeping the position for now.
Mikio Okita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Potocki trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bartlomiej Potocki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Potocki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartlomiej Potocki!
Our winner, Bartlomiej Potocki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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